coal-fueled generation

February 15, 2026

Energy chief Wright says empowering coal plants helped keep lights on during winter storm

February 14, 2026 Matthew Daly and Marc Levy

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration said last Friday that its use of emergency orders to keep aging coal-fired plants operating helped prevent a major blackout from power shortages during the brutally frigid weather that […]

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Georgia Power wants to keep coal plants alive to meet electricity demand

February 8, 2025 Jeff Amy

ATLANTA — Georgia Power Co. says it wants to keep burning coal to meet what it forecasts as the state’s increasing electrical demand. Georgia’s only private electrical utility says electrical demand is forecast to grow […]